The Paragon of Virtue
Captain Ressentiment
Re: new/rented movies: DEVASTATOR!!!!!
There's always the possibility of doing something new and creative with the source material. If they had focused on the book (which I haven't read) more than the movie, they could have found a new and interesting hook, though Psycho may not be the best example since there aren't a lot of differences from book to movie.
I don't think remaking it was the issue in and of itself. But doing a shot-by-shot remake is pointlessly stupid.Whoever thought remaking Psycho was a good idea should just give up the film career altogether by the way. I mean come on.
There's always the possibility of doing something new and creative with the source material. If they had focused on the book (which I haven't read) more than the movie, they could have found a new and interesting hook, though Psycho may not be the best example since there aren't a lot of differences from book to movie.